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HBO has revealed details on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the hit series

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HBO has announced 6-disc DVD ($79.99) and 6-disc Blu-ray ($99.98) releases of The Pacific for the 2nd November. Extras on the DVD will include portraits of the real Marines featured in The Pacific, a 30-minute Making The Pacific featurette, and an Anatomy of The Pacific War documentary on the events that influenced the merciless brutality in the Pacific theater. The Blu-ray release will also include an enhanced viewing picture-in-picture mode, and a Pacific Field Guide which includes animated maps, interview with historians and veterans, historical footage, photos, and more. We've attached the official artwork below:

Synopsis

Quote: The Pacific is an epic 10-part miniseries that delivers a realistic portrait of WWII's Pacific Theatre as seen through the intertwined odysseys of three U.S. Marines - Robert Leckie, John Basilone and Eugene Sledge. The extraordinary experiences of these men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain firests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day. The viewer will be immersed in combat through the intimate perspective of this diverse, relatable group of men pushed to the limit in battle both physically and psychologically against a relentless enemy unlike any encountered before.

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I still prefer Band Of Brothers. This didn't suck though. Definitely a must see and I will no doubt be picking this up. These soldiers definitely lived through hell, that is if they even came back. This show is so gnarly. Most episodes left in a state of shock and depression. War is so lame.

The problem with having a precedent like "Band of Brothers" to compare to "The Pacific" is that people watched this and essentially expected it to be 'Band of Brothers: The Sequel'. That was clearly never the intent, this program was designed to show just how horrifically brutal the war in the Pacific was. There's simply no comparison, the European theater was a much 'better' place to fight (that is, if one had to choose). So it naturally follows that this would be a different program than "Band of Brothers".

Indeed, "The Pacific" is, if anything, *more* focused than it's predecessor. It focuses on three soldiers: Eugene Sledge, John Basilone, and Robert Leckie. The supporting characters are vast but nowhere near as numerous and difficult to keep track of as they were in "Band of Brothers". Okay, I'm not going to go into a long spiel here, but simply stated: this program is an achievement every bit as technically impressive and emotionally gripping as "Band of Brothers".

insurrbution wrote: This show was...unfocused. Band of Brothers was far superior. Did we really need a whole episode about Melbourne? And what's with the scattered storylines? I can only name one character without resorting to IMDB. Cool battle scenes though.

Interesting comment, as I was wondering how this stacked up against the mighty Band of Brothers. I'd heard when this was being planned that it was supposed to focus specifically on 3 individuals so if anything I imagined it'd be easier to follow. I'm interested to know how others rate this compared to Band of Brothers. My hope had been that it would be the equal (as there's nothing as good or better on the big or small screen for my money) and could sit proudly alongside. Will probably buy it regardless to be honest.

This show was...unfocused. Band of Brothers was far superior. Did we really need a whole episode about Melbourne? And what's with the scattered storylines? I can only name one character without resorting to IMDB. Cool battle scenes though.